A Triple-Double In YouTube
This summer YouTube has blown up with crossovers from creators entering or adding to the musical area of the entertainment world. Whether its roasts, diss tracks, responses and more, we've gotten more than our share. A few of these creators have crossed over into music with serious intent to enter the music industry and make waves. The funny thing, they all happen to be a set of twins! What a coincidence that three different sets of twins release music on YouTube within the same four week period and two songs just days apart. Although they have all created some music before Niki and Gabi, Brooklyn and Bailey as well as The Merrell Twins, Vanessa and Veronica, are putting up a good fight for top spot.
Over the past four months (since April 2017), these two have released what has become a trio of songs they released to empower youth and let people rejoice and share in their values. Each song has a different message and vibe to empower young girls and boys. The first released was "Dance Like Me," hip-hop, pop fusion to empower young people to dance like no one is watching and be individuals. The next song "Simple Things" is a ballad to remember the beautiful and simple things to cherish in young love. The final song just released a little less than a month ago is called "What We're Made Of" is an empowering power-ballad to make an anthem for girls to sing out loud.
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When it comes to music the Demartino girls are old pros. They started out doing covers for crying out loud! They may have changed to and maintained a lifestyle and beauty channel, but music has always been in their hearts and on their minds. Just a few months ago I covered the release of their breakup single "First." Now just five months later they're back with another hit to rock the charts, and this song comes with a surprise, it is a lead-off single for an upcoming EP. That's right, Niki and Gabi are planning on releasing a full project with their original music. While we wait to hear more on that, we still get to listen to this new bop titled "RU."
The song and video were released on the same day, and the video features the girl doing some cute, tight choreography asking the boys they like if they have the same feelings of love and lust in this relationship. Around late 2016 friend and fellow YouTuber, Chanell Heeter, covered a song written by Gabriella Demartino called "Cold Room" that is said to also be on this upcoming EP. We may not know what's to come with the EP or when it will happen, but one thing we know for sure is that their musical careers may just be starting, but they're headed in a very positive direction.
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The Merrell twins became famous for their comedy videos and covers around 2014. A little less than a week ago they released a professionally produced, written, and directed song and video. The song, "Runner, Runner" is about taking a chance and running away with love. It's one of their first to be available for buy and download on iTunes, Amazon and streamed on Spotify. Hopefully, this is the start of a professionally developed career for these two.
The Winner: The viewers and listeners of course! There's no battle between these girls because they share a common bond of sisterhood, twin-hood, and YouTuber- hood. We now get three different sets of twins giving us songs we never knew we needed, but absolutely do, to describe every moment of our lives.